Cranberry & orange linzer cookies

Make these linzer cookies for the Christmas biscuit tin. Filled with cranberry and orange and finished with icing sugar, they also make great festive gifts

Brown butter & cardamom lebkuchen

Make a twist on the classic lebkuchen over Christmas. Spiced with fragrant cardamom, brown butter gives these chewy cookies a nutty edge

Snowball cookies

Get the kids to help roll the dough into its snowball-like shape to make these Christmas biscuits. Nutty and zesty, they’re sure to be a family favourite

Ricciarelli biscuits

Rustle up these Italian-inspired almond biscuits. Gift to family and friends at Christmas, or make a batch for your own biscuit tin as a treat

Cinnamon cookies

Leave out a few of these cinnamon-spiced cookies for Father Christmas on Christmas Eve. Perfect for the festive biscuit tin, you could add some raisins too

Black and white pinwheel cookies

Black and white biscuits are a classic among Christmas cookies. You can make them into a checkerboard pattern or as a beautiful spiral like these

Speculoos cookies

These delectable biscuits are easy to make and full of spice. Make a batch of these moreish bites for a thoughtful homemade gift for someone special

White chocolate & ginger florentines

Wish someone a happy Christmas with some lovingly presented homemade white chocolate & ginger florentines – they’re sweet, chewy and irresistible

Easy sultana scones

The perfect weekend bake, a batch of these fluffy sultana scones won’t last long. Serve with plenty of butter and jam for an afternoon treat

Lusikkaleivät (Finnish spoon biscuits)

Bake these delicate jam-filled biscuits at Christmas. They’re a Finnish festive tradition, and the secret to their delicious nutty flavour is the brown butter